Where does “sonderbar” come from?

sonderbar (German) comes from German sondern, from Middle High German sundern, from Old High German suntarōn, from Proto-Germanic sundrōną, from Proto-Indo-European sen(e)- — separate, without.

sonderbar (German): strange, odd

Definitions

  1. strange, odd

Ancestry of “sonderbar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansondernrather, but; so?, then what?, so you tell me!; to...
2Middle High Germansundernsouthern
3Old High Germansuntarōnseparate, distinguish
4Proto-Germanicsundrōnąto sunder, to separate
5Proto-Indo-Europeansen(e)-separate, without

Words derived from “sonderbar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sen(e)- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sundrōną →Every word from Old High German suntarōn →
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